Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19600008 A Agency responsibilities.
Inspection Nr: 911518.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/24/2014 2
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 12/05/2013
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0936100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 01/13/2014
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/13/2014 | $0.00 | 01/24/2014 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/05/2013 | $0.00 | 01/24/2014 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1960.8(a): The head of each agency did not furnish to each employee employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by hazardous trees: At the Saddle Back Fire in the Modoc National Forest's South Warren Wilderness, on or about June 10, 2013, U.S. Forest Service management failed to ensure: 1. The Risk Management Process was used for controlling or eliminating hazards as addressed in Chapter 07, Safety and Risk Management, in the Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations January 2013 NFES 224, and the Incident Response Pocket Guide PMS 461 NFES January 2010. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to: 1. Use the Risk Management Process as delineated in the Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations and the Incidence Response Pocket Guide to control or eliminate hazards. In the Saddleback Fire, the following Risk Management Processes were not adequate: - Hazard Control: What other controls are necessary? The hazard controls for hazardous trees as discussed under the Hazard Tree Safety section of the Incidence Response Pocket Guide and the 6 Minutes for Safety hazard tree topics were not adequately identified. - Decision Point: Are controls in place for identified hazards? Hazard controls for hazardous trees were not in place. There were no no work zones, lookouts, or escape routes planned to safe areas. Are selected tactics based on expected fire behavior? Tactics selected were not adequate as a fire line was cut about 21 feet from the base of the 50 to 60 foot high burning tree in areas where limbs had fell from the tree. - Evaluate: Are strategy and tactics working? The strategy and tactics were not adequately evaluated when the situation changed as they remained the same after the top portion of the tree fell into the work area.
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